ROCK OF AGES Producers Lead Sundance Film Noms
by Jessica Lewis - Dec 3, 2009
Sundance Institute announced today the lineup of films selected to screen in the U.S. and World Cinema Dramatic and Documentary Competitions for the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. Matt Weaver & Scott Prisand, two of ROCK OF AGES' lead producers and co-owners of the LA-based Corner Store Entertainment, have two films in the top dramatic category at Sundance Film Festival. The films, which star a host of stage stars, are SYMPATHY FOR DELICIOUS (Mark Ruffalo, Laura Linney, Orlando Bloom and Juliette Lewis) and HESHER (Natalie Portman and Joseph Gordon Levitt).
2009 Festival Of New American Musicals Held April-July
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 6, 2009
The 2009 Festival of New American Musicals, a four-month musical theatre festival, will be held in April through July, 2009, throughout Southern California. Marcia Seligson, Bob Klein, and Linda Shusett are the Executive Producers of the second annual Festival.
First Person Arts Seeks 'Hidden Talents' at Special Story Slam at World Cafe Live Mar. 3
by BWW News Desk - Mar 3, 2009
First Person Arts will be looking for stories about Philadelphians? ?Hidden Talents? with a special StorySlam in partnership with the Philadelphia Free Library and the Office of the Mayor. The event, which is part of One Book, One Philadelphia and One Film, will be Tuesday, March 3 at 8 p.m. at World Caf? Live, 3025 Walnut Street. The theme is ?Hidden Talents,? which echoes the theme of both the book and film that Philadelphians are encouraged to read and watch this year. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for the Slam and food will be available. Tickets cost $10 and are available at World Caf? Live and online at www.worldcafelive.com. ?Hidden Talents? will be hosted by WXPN DJ Robert Drake. Guest storytellers for the event will be 2008 GrandSlam champion Ryan T. Barlow and January 2009, ?Bad Idea? winner Eun Strawser.
First Person Arts Seeks 'Hidden Talents' at Special Story Slam at World Cafe Live Mar. 3
by Robert Diamond - Feb 17, 2009
First Person Arts will be looking for stories about Philadelphians? ?Hidden Talents? with a special StorySlam in partnership with the Philadelphia Free Library and the Office of the Mayor. The event, which is part of One Book, One Philadelphia and One Film, will be Tuesday, March 3 at 8 p.m. at World Caf? Live, 3025 Walnut Street. The theme is ?Hidden Talents,? which echoes the theme of both the book and film that Philadelphians are encouraged to read and watch this year. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for the Slam and food will be available. Tickets cost $10 and are available at World Caf? Live and online at www.worldcafelive.com. ?Hidden Talents? will be hosted by WXPN DJ Robert Drake. Guest storytellers for the event will be 2008 GrandSlam champion Ryan T. Barlow and January 2009, ?Bad Idea? winner Eun Strawser.